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SUMMARY:Brazil By Day
DESCRIPTION:Get immersed in the rich and diverse cultures found throughout the regions of Brazil – from  the Amazon’s to Bahia\, Rio and beyond through fine art\, live music\, dance performances\, Capoeira demonstrations\, local cuisine and so much more! \nThis celebration of Brazilian culture is free\, family friendly and open to everyone! \nPresented by Collage Dance\, Iris Orchestra\, Crosstown Arts\, & Carpenter Art Garden
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/brazil-by-day/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,East Gallery,Screening Room,The Green Room,West Gallery
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SUMMARY:The Fourth Kind
DESCRIPTION:This Friday\, April 22\, 2022 from 6-8pm\, join us for an opening reception for “Long Story Short” (presented by University of Memphis BFA students in the West Gallery) and “The Fourth Kind” (presented by University of Memphis graduate students in the East Gallery).⁠ ⁠\n\nThe shows will be on view through Sunday\, May 1\, 2022.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fourth-kind/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Artist Talks
DESCRIPTION:Artists with work on view at Crosstown Arts will deliver talks in their respective galleries. \nArtists Susan Lichtman and Dennis Congdon will discuss their work in Here Is Where We Meet in the West Gallery at 1 pm. Curator Laurel Suscy will deliver their introduction. \nArtist Keiko Gonzalez will discuss his work in STUDIOS in the East Gallery at 2 pm. Crosstown Arts residency manager/artist Mary Jo Karimnia will deliver his introduction. \nFree and open to the public
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/exhibition-artist-talks/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:STUDIOS: Keiko Gonzalez
DESCRIPTION:** This exhibition is temporarily suspended. \nPainting\, drawings\, and digital drawings by Keiko Gonzalez in Crosstown Arts East Gallery. \nAbout Keiko Gonzalez:\nKeiko Gonzalez was born in Texas and raised in the U.S. and Bolivia. Keiko studied art in Texas and received an advanced degree and the Ralph Bunche Fellowship from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Art. He has also traveled and studied in Europe. His intuitive practice has been honed for over 25 years on three continents. Although Keiko’s primary medium is paint\, he is also at ease sculpting\, drawing\, and producing multimedia installations. \nKeiko shows in Bolivia in La Paz\, Santa Cruz\, Cochabamba\, Sucre and in cities all over South America. He has represented Bolivia in biennials in La Paz\, Venice\, Sao Paulo\, and Cairo\, taking several First Place and Grand Prize awards. Keiko shows in Germany\, Hungary\, The Netherlands\, Spain\, and extensively in North America\, including Panama City\, Mexico City\, Miami\, Houston\, Atlanta\, New York\, Memphis\, and Toronto. Keiko’s work is exhibited regularly at art fairs and is included in several major museum collections in North and South America.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/studios-keiko-gonzalez/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception — STUDIOS
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for painting\, drawings\, and digital drawings by Keiko Gonzalez in Crosstown Arts East Gallery.\nOn view through April 19. \nAbout Keiko Gonzalez:\nKeiko Gonzalez was born in Texas and raised in the U.S. and Bolivia. Keiko studied art in Texas and received an advanced degree and the Ralph Bunche Fellowship from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Art. He has also traveled and studied in Europe. His intuitive practice has been honed for over 25 years on three continents. Although Keiko’s primary medium is paint\, he is also at ease sculpting\, drawing\, and producing multimedia installations. \nKeiko shows in Bolivia in La Paz\, Santa Cruz\, Cochabamba\, Sucre and in cities all over South America. He has represented Bolivia in biennials in La Paz\, Venice\, Sao Paulo\, and Cairo\, taking several First Place and Grand Prize awards. Keiko shows in Germany\, Hungary\, The Netherlands\, Spain\, and extensively in North America\, including Panama City\, Mexico City\, Miami\, Houston\, Atlanta\, New York\, Memphis\, and Toronto. Keiko’s work is exhibited regularly at art fairs and is included in several major museum collections in North and South America.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-studios/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Family Workshop: Hang It Up
DESCRIPTION:Drawing inspiration from Akirash’s beautiful hanging sculptures in Asiko: Moments in the East Gallery\, participants will use bottles\, cans\, plastics \,and other recycled items to build their own hanging piece. \nAll supplies/materials provided. Free and open to the public (children under 12 must be with an adult)\, RSVP encouraged at joy@crosstownarts.org.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/family-workshop-hang-it-up/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery
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SUMMARY:Family Workshop: Akirash Inspirations
DESCRIPTION:Participants will explore Akirash’s work in Asiko: Moments\, on display in the East Gallery\, and spend 10-20 minutes sketching their own inspired works based on the exhibit. \nAfterward\, participants will finish their work with acrylic paint in the East Atrium. \nAll supplies/materials provided. Free and open to the public (children under 12 must be with an adult)\, RSVP encouraged at joy@crosstownarts.org.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/family-workshop-akirash-inspirations/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Akirash
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts resident artist Olaniyi R. Akindiya Akirash will discuss his work in Asiko: Moments\, currently on view in the East Gallery. \nFree and open to the public. RSVP encouraged at joy@crosstownarts.org.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/artist-talk-akirash/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery
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SUMMARY:Olaniyi R. Akindiya Akirash: Asiko — Moments
DESCRIPTION:New work by Crosstown Arts resident artist Olaniyi R. Akindiya Akirash.\nOn view through Feb. 9\, 2020 in the East Gallery at Crosstown Arts \n\n                 \n\n\n    \nArtist Statement:\nI wake in the depth of night. When I close my eyes\, I feel something is blocking my view. I can‘t breathe deep or stand up from my bed. It feels like something is holding me down. I try to turn my head right or left\, but it is impossible. I try to scream. I can’t find my voice. I think maybe I am dead\, but I still feel that I am breathing. The dead don’t breathe. \nI start to pray as millions of questions pump up my mind. I ask myself\, have I done well in this world? What should I have done better? All the while my bed and pillow turning to a swimming pool of sweat. \nThen suddenly a breeze blows and everything changes. I become myself again. I wake up. I am in a 6’ x 9’ rectangle with a metal rods and a door padlocked. I look at my right someone is standing in another 6’ x 9’\, also on my left. This pattern continues ahead of and behind me. What has happened to me? Have I become an animal in a cage? What day is it? What month\, what year? I ask\, but the only response I get is tears. \nThen a voice suddenly says\, “You are going back to where you come from. You are being deported.” \nI ask again\, “Where are my wife\, my kids? Can I say bye to them?” No more answers. All I continue hearing is the song of tears from the men\, women\, and children around me in other 6 x 9’. \nYou are in a place where there is no way out\, nowhere to go. It is your day to have the worst day of your life. When it hurts too much to move\, I am here to be the first one to help. I am here to stand between you and chaos. I am the first responder. What you see as you look into the mirror is your guardian angel. \nIt is a blessing to have another chance to see the sun again\, another opportunity to right the wrong. \nThis exhibition looks deep into the immigration issues that plague our society. It has become a big bone that has stuck in our throat\, difficult to chew or swallow. It is a nightmarish\, poisonous trauma that has stained our history forever. \nWhy do we go from here? What will those children that they took from their parents think of us in decades to come? \nThis exhibition is not to criticize anybody\, but to create dialogue to find ways to correct our wrongs; to see how we can come to a better existence with our neighbors. How can we heal the wounds\, drain the venom\, and live together in mutual respect and dignity? \nWalk a Mile in Someone’s Shoes:\nAs a part of the Asiko exhibition by Akirash\, from November 22\, 2019 through February 9\, 2020\, the artist asks members of the community to bring in a pair of new or slightly worn shoes to leave in the gallery. You can drop off your shoes at the Crosstown Arts front desk at the top of the red staircase in the East Atrium. With a permanent marker\, Akirash asks each person to write one word on the bottom of each shoe that best describes the original owner. When you drop off your shoes\, you will be given a special ticket. With this ticket\, you can take another pair of shoes at the opening or during the run of the exhibition. We ask you to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. \nAbout the Artist:\nOlaniyi Rasheed Akindiya (aka Akirash) was born in Lagos\, Nigeria and earned his BS in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria and studied Fine and Applied Art at the Institute of Textile Technology Art & Design Lagos. He currently lives and works between Lagos and Austin\, Texas\, creating work that focuses on fleeting moments that reflect on rural and urban life\, the accelerated pace of development\, and social infrastructure among other topics. He uses various materials and techniques\, including re-purposed items with results ranging from mixed media\, sculpture\, painting\, installation\, video\, and photography to sound and performance work. \nAkirash received the Otis & Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant Award from the Dallas Museum of Art in 2019 to travel to Cameroon\, Ghana\, and the Bahamas for ongoing research into masks\, masquerades\, costumes\, and symbols as a form of communication rooted in Africa that has spread all over the world. \nOther awards include CORE Funding from the Cultural Art Division of Austin TX\,  the Innovative Artist Award from Mid America Artist Alliance (MAAA / NEA)\, the Pollock Krasner Foundation Award\, the Cultural Initiative & Capacity Building Grant\, Culture Alive Austin\, The Santo Foundation Grant\, and the Commonwealth Connection Award. Facebook\, Instagram\, Twitter\, Pinterest\, Youtube \n“My work focuses on moments of time\, fleeting moments that can be easily forgotten or transformed. Reflecting on rural versus urban life\, the accelerated pace of development and social infrastructure. My works and performative activities play around social subjectivities with dramatic components\, breaking down conventional barriers. \nMy work is designed to create comfort\, peace\, and solace. I believe that art can be a balm to the soul\, revealing a quiet inner truth. My art is a reflection of the joys of life\, directly inspired by rhythm\, harmony\, and the movement of daily existence.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/olaniyi-r-akindiya-akirash-asiko-moments/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Olaniyi R. Akindiya Akirash: Asiko — Moments
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for new work by Crosstown Arts resident artist Olaniyi R. Akindiya Akirash.\nOn view through Feb. 9\, 2020 in the East Gallery at Crosstown Arts \nArtist Statement:\nI wake in the depth of night. When I close my eyes\, I feel something is blocking my view. I can‘t breathe deep or stand up from my bed. It feels like something is holding me down. I try to turn my head right or left\, but it is impossible. I try to scream. I can’t find my voice. I think maybe I am dead\, but I still feel that I am breathing. The dead don’t breathe. \nI start to pray as millions of questions pump up my mind. I ask myself\, have I done well in this world? What should I have done better? All the while my bed and pillow turning to a swimming pool of sweat. \nThen suddenly a breeze blows and everything changes. I become myself again. I wake up. I am in a 6’ x 9’ rectangle with a metal rods and a door padlocked. I look at my right someone is standing in another 6’ x 9’\, also on my left. This pattern continues ahead of and behind me. What has happened to me? Have I become an animal in a cage? What day is it? What month\, what year? I ask\, but the only response I get is tears. \nThen a voice suddenly says\, “You are going back to where you come from. You are being deported.” \nI ask again\, “Where are my wife\, my kids? Can I say bye to them?” No more answers. All I continue hearing is the song of tears from the men\, women\, and children around me in other 6 x 9’. \nYou are in a place where there is no way out\, nowhere to go. It is your day to have the worst day of your life. When it hurts too much to move\, I am here to be the first one to help. I am here to stand between you and chaos. I am the first responder. What you see as you look into the mirror is your guardian angel. \nIt is a blessing to have another chance to see the sun again\, another opportunity to right the wrong. \nThis exhibition looks deep into the immigration issues that plague our society. It has become a big bone that has stuck in our throat\, difficult to chew or swallow. It is a nightmarish\, poisonous trauma that has stained our history forever. \nWhy do we go from here? What will those children that they took from their parents think of us in decades to come? \nThis exhibition is not to criticize anybody\, but to create dialogue to find ways to correct our wrongs; to see how we can come to a better existence with our neighbors. How can we heal the wounds\, drain the venom\, and live together in mutual respect and dignity? \nWalk a Mile in Someone’s Shoes:\nAs a part of the Asiko exhibition by Akirash\, from November 22\, 2019 through February 9\, 2020\, the artist asks members of the community to bring in a pair of new or slightly worn shoes to leave in the gallery. You can drop off your shoes at the Crosstown Arts front desk at the top of the red staircase in the East Atrium. With a permanent marker\, Akirash asks each person to write one word on the bottom of each shoe that best describes the original owner. When you drop off your shoes\, you will be given a special ticket. With this ticket\, you can take another pair of shoes at the opening or during the run of the exhibition. We ask you to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. \nAbout the Artist:\nOlaniyi Rasheed Akindiya (aka Akirash) was born in Lagos\, Nigeria and earned his BS in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria and studied Fine and Applied Art at the Institute of Textile Technology Art & Design Lagos. He currently lives and works between Lagos and Austin\, Texas\, creating work that focuses on fleeting moments that reflect on rural and urban life\, the accelerated pace of development\, and social infrastructure among other topics. He uses various materials and techniques\, including re-purposed items with results ranging from mixed media\, sculpture\, painting\, installation\, video\, and photography to sound and performance work. \nAkirash received the Otis & Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant Award from the Dallas Museum of Art in 2019 to travel to Cameroon\, Ghana\, and the Bahamas for ongoing research into masks\, masquerades\, costumes\, and symbols as a form of communication rooted in Africa that has spread all over the world. \nOther awards include CORE Funding from the Cultural Art Division of Austin TX\,  the Innovative Artist Award from Mid America Artist Alliance (MAAA / NEA)\, the Pollock Krasner Foundation Award\, the Cultural Initiative & Capacity Building Grant\, Culture Alive Austin\, The Santo Foundation Grant\, and the Commonwealth Connection Award. Facebook\, Instagram\, Twitter\, Pinterest\, Youtube \n“My work focuses on moments of time\, fleeting moments that can be easily forgotten or transformed. Reflecting on rural versus urban life\, the accelerated pace of development and social infrastructure. My works and performative activities play around social subjectivities with dramatic components\, breaking down conventional barriers. \nMy work is designed to create comfort\, peace\, and solace. I believe that art can be a balm to the soul\, revealing a quiet inner truth. My art is a reflection of the joys of life\, directly inspired by rhythm\, harmony\, and the movement of daily existence.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-olaniyi-r-akindiya-akirash-asiko-moments/
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SUMMARY:Jia Wang: Residual Imprint
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exhibition of new work by Jia Wang. Jia’s work explores the traumatic memories that are prevalent in a family. Examining and displaying how trauma is revealed through complex family relationships and how it alters an individual and a family’s identity when visualized. Her work addresses both a personal and cultural perspectives\, through site-specific installation comprised of video\, collage\, and photographic images. \nIn Jia’s work\, she exploring domestic violence and sharing her visual inquiry into trauma through personal storytelling. These stories are both past’s future and future’s past\, physically and psychologically speaking. In traditional Chinese culture\, the family is the most basic unit and many aspects of Chinese life can be tied to honoring one’s parents or ancestors. Family practices\, such as interactions between family members and disciplinary actions\, are passed down from one generation to another. Family is the most intimate relationship but also the most confusing as love and hostility can be difficult to separate. \nAbout Jia Wang:\nJia Wang was born in Lanzhou\, Gnasu Province\, China. She holds a BFA in Photography from the Beijing Film Academy\, Beijing\, China and an MFA in Imaging Arts from the Rochester Institute of Technology\, Rochester\, NY. Jia has exhibited internationally including in the Three Shadows Photography Art Center\, Beijing\, China\, the Yeiser Art Center\, Pauducah\, KY\, and the PH21 Gallery in Budapest\, Hungary. Her art work has published in Art Maze Mag\, UK\, ArtAscent Magazine\, USA\, and the PhotoWorld magazine\, China. Residences include the Chanorth Residency Program and the Crosstown Arts Residency Program. In Fall 2019\, Jia will participate in the Bronx Museum’s AIM (Artist in the Marketplace) Program. \n\nTOMORROW at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts! Come hear the TULSA REVUE featuring John Fullbright\, Paul Benjaman\, Jacob Tovar & special guest Jesse Aycock! Experience individual sets from each artist with a supporting cast of players\, as the the evening wraps with all joining together for a family jam of epic proportion.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/jia-wang-residual-imprint/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception — Jia Wang: Residual Imprint
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an opening reception of new work by Jia Wang. On view through Oct. 20. \nJia’s work explores the traumatic memories that are prevalent in a family. Examining and displaying how trauma is revealed through complex family relationships and how it alters an individual and a family’s identity when visualized. Her work addresses both a personal and cultural perspectives\, through site-specific installation comprised of video\, collage\, and photographic images. \nIn Jia’s work\, she exploring domestic violence and sharing her visual inquiry into trauma through personal storytelling. These stories are both past’s future and future’s past\, physically and psychologically speaking. In traditional Chinese culture\, the family is the most basic unit and many aspects of Chinese life can be tied to honoring one’s parents or ancestors. Family practices\, such as interactions between family members and disciplinary actions\, are passed down from one generation to another. Family is the most intimate relationship but also the most confusing as love and hostility can be difficult to separate. \nAbout Jia Wang:\nJia Wang was born in Lanzhou\, Gansu Provence\, China. She holds a BFA in Photography from the Beijing Film Academy\, Beijing\, China and an MFA in Imaging Arts from the Rochester Institute of Technology\, Rochester\, NY. Jia has exhibited internationally including in the Three Shadows Photography Art Center\, Beijing\, China\, the Yeiser Art Center\, Pauducah\, KY\, and the PH21 Gallery in Budapest\, Hungary. Her art work has published in Art Maze Mag\, UK\, ArtAscent Magazine\, USA\, and the PhotoWorld magazine\, China. Residences include the Chanorth Residency Program and the Crosstown Arts Residency Program. In Fall 2019\, Jia will participate in the Bronx Museum’s AIM (Artist in the Marketplace) Program. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-jia-wang-residual-imprint/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: BLUE
DESCRIPTION:On view through July 28 \nOpening reception for a regional quilt challenge in conjunction with Stitched: The Art of Quilting. The BLUE challenge features over 230 quilts in blue made by quilters and artists from the Mid-South. \nArtists were asked to design traditional\, modern or art-focused quilts. These range from appliquéd\, pieced\, collaged\, fused\, engineered\, hand- or machine-stitched\, 3-D\, painted\, sculpted\, and any variation in between. The only thing they have in common: 3 layers and stitching. \nThis event is in conjunction with Stitched: Celebrating the Art of Quilting — a festival at Crosstown Arts with art exhibitions\, public quilting workshops\, and a Gathering of the Guilds showcase. Stitched runs from May 10-July 28\, 2019.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-blue/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190215T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190215T140000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Recent Acquisitions: Friends of the Brooks Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for a group exhibition curated by Lester Merriweather. \nFeaturing work by:\nRadcliffe Bailey\nKevin Beasley\nSanford Biggers\nTorkwase Dyson\nLawrence Mathews lll\nLester Merriweather\nCarl Moore\nEbony Patterson\nSheila Pree Bright\nErnest Withers
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-recent-acquisitions-friends-of-the-brooks-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190311
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SUMMARY:Recent Acquisitions: Friends of the Brooks Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:Group exhibition curated by Lester Merriweather. \nFeaturing work by:\nRadcliffe Bailey\nTorkwase Dyson\nKevin Beasley\nSanford Biggers\nTorkwase Dyson\nLawrence Mathews lll\nLester Merriweather\nCarl Moore\nEbony Patterson\nSheila Pree Bright\nErnest Withers
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/recent-acquisitions-friends-of-the-brooks-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190126T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190126T083000
DTSTAMP:20260423T042836
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SUMMARY:Brick Fiction Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Artist Carrie Rubinstein will discuss her work on view in her solo exhibition\, Brick Fiction\, which runs through January 27. \nArtist Statement:\nInfluenced by the abundant brick and plaster walls of the Crosstown Concourse building in which it was conceived\, Brick Fiction consists of two freestanding wooden structures that are covered in drawings that mimic those surfaces. The walls of Crosstown Concourse reveal layers of sandblasted paint\, plaster\, brick\, and concrete from the previous century. The beauty of this raw surface inspires my sensibilities as an artist because it sparks my curiosity about the prior occupants of this place. \nBoth structures stand at 10 x 9 x 8’ tall and contain full-size doors and two windows. The viewer is invited to experience the work from its interior and perimeter. One structure features hand-drawn individual bricks for its entire exterior. Even though each structure is nine feet tall\, the overlapping placement of each interior drawing of plaster walls produces an unexpected intimacy. Other objects made entirely from hand-drawn and folded sheet paper include a ceiling that resembles wooden planks\, an electrical outlet\, and a three-dimensional fuse box with bolts and wire housing. \nRubinstein is motivated by the dichotomy of building representational space out of non-traditional construction materials. This natural tension drives her practice and she continually seeks to give it structure. Brick Fiction celebrates the renewal of an old space and its objects complement the revitalized edifice from which they are inspired. \n\nBrick Fiction is inspired by the raw beauty found in the walls of Crosstown Concourse\nAside from the wooden framework\, the objects are all hollow constructed sheet paper.\nUsing paper to represent solid construction materials is a driving force for the artist.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/brick-fiction-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery
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